A company’s physical stock or inventory can be verified through a process known as a stock audit or inventory audit. The purpose of the audit is to verify that the actual physical stock or inventory on the company’s premises matches the quantity and quality of the stock or inventory recorded in the books of accounts.

Any inconsistencies between the company’s records and the actual physical stock or inventory are the purpose of a this audit. The audit ensures that the company’s financial statements accurately reflect the value of the inventory and helps to prevent stock loss, theft, and fraud.

• Verification of Stock or Inventory: It is the primary object is to verify the physical stock or inventory and make sure that the records maintained by the company are correct and reliable.
•  Detection of fraud and Theft: This helps to identify any fraud or theft of a stock or inventory and prevents losses.
•  Assessment of the quality of stock: The auditor ensures that the stock or inventory meets the company’s standards by examining its quality. The Stock Audit helps with forestalling the offer of inadequate items that can hurt the company’s reputation and lead to lawful liabilities.
•  Evaluation of the efficiency of inventory management: It looks at how well the company’s inventory management system works and looks for ways to make it better. The stock audit helps with cost-cutting, inventory level optimization, and waste minimization.
• Compliance with accounting standards and regulations: It ensures that the company records and reports inventory in accordance with accounting standards and regulations. This helps with staying away from penalties, fines, and legitimate liabilities due to non-compliance.